/*
 * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
 *
 * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
 *
 * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
 * notice unmodified.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
 * of NON-INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
 *   Free SoftwareFoundation, Inc.
 *   59 Temple Place, Suite 330
 *   Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
 *
 * @author Sam 
 */
package javax.portlet;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;

/**
 * The <code>ActionRequest</code> is the request interface available to the
 * portlet in the portlet's preocessAction method.
 * 
 * @see ActionResponse
 * @see PortletRequest
 */
public interface ActionRequest extends PortletRequest
{
  public InputStream getPortletInputStream() 
    throws IOException;

  public void setCharacterEncoding(String enc) 
    throws UnsupportedEncodingException;

  public BufferedReader getReader()
    throws UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException;
    
  public String getCharacterEncoding();

  public String getContentType();

  public int getContentLength();
}
